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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

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Music, Dancing, Food & More At Kings Bay Y Chinese Moon Festival Bash


By Alex Ellefson on Sep 28, 2015 04:55 pm
Dancers at the Chinese Moon festival celebration at the Kings Bay Y.Paper lanterns and brightly colored balloons were strung from the ceiling of the Kings Bay Y‘s auditorium Friday for the Moon Festival celebration held by members of the Chinese Adult Day Care program. Members of the adult center, most of whom were Chinese immigrants, organized the festivities, which included musical performances, dancing, tai chi exhibitions, [...]

Our Streets, Our Stories: Community Scanning Event (Sponsored)


By Sheepshead Bites on Sep 28, 2015 03:02 pm
Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Public LibraryOur Streets, Our Stories wants to provide community members with the tools and technology to share their Brooklyn memorabilia and culture heritage materials with the world. Many items that can help tell Brooklyn’s story are sitting forgotten in apartments and basements all over the borough, being lost due to improper storage conditions and neglect. The [...]

Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Week: Free Flu Shots, Halloween Harvest & More


By Alex Ellefson on Sep 28, 2015 02:27 pm
Marine Park.Autumn has begun. And that means Halloween and Fall fun. Check out Luna Park’s Halloween Harvest, happening all month, or grab some free flu shots. There are also plenty of workshops and classes around the neighborhood covering almost any topic of interest. Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our [...]

Missing Sisters Last Seen With Non-Custodial Mother During Court-Ordered Visit, Cops Say


By Alex Ellefson on Sep 28, 2015 01:04 pm
2-year-old Tiye Macon (Left) and 3-year-old Destiny McCoy (Right). (Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for two young girls who disappeared Saturday after their foster parents dropped them off for a court-ordered visit with their biological mother. Sisters Tiye Macon, 2, and Destiny McCoy, 3, who live with their foster parents in Bergen Beach, were last seen at 10am at the corner of Pennslyvania Avenue and Sutter [...]

You Guessed It: The B Runs Local And The Q Runs Express This Week


By Erica Sherman on Sep 28, 2015 11:58 am
Photo by koodleBelow you’ll find early week Sheepshead Bay subway changes on the B, F and Q lines in Brooklyn. Check back later this week to see what’s happening this weekend. Changes via MTA.info. B Line 145th Street-bound B trains run local from Kings Highway to Prospect Park. Days, Monday to Friday, September 28-October 2, and Wednesday to Friday, October [...]

Alicia Keys Gives Surprise Performance At Edward R. Murrow High School


By Alex Ellefson on Sep 28, 2015 11:14 am
Alicia Keys performing at Edward R. Murrow High School.Edward R. Murrow students roared with delight Friday when Alicia Keys gave a surprise performance during the inauguration ceremony for the school’s new music technology program. The Grammy-winning singer led the student choir in singing “If I Ain’t Got You.” She strode on stage for the song’s chorus, putting to rest swirling rumors among many students that [...]

Skeleton Discovered In Discarded Couch Near Belt Parkway


By Alex Ellefson on Sep 28, 2015 10:02 am
A human skull. (Photo: Adán Sánchez de Pedro / Flickr)City workers were stunned Friday afternoon when a human skeleton tumbled out of a discarded couch that they tried to load into a garbage truck on the Belt Parkway, the Daily News reports. A Department of Transportation cleanup crew spotted the couch at 3pm in the weeds off Shell Bank Creek, near the Flatbush Avenue exit on the [...]

Morning Mug: “It Is A Truism That Almost Any Sect, Cult, Or Religion Will Legislate Its Creed Into Law If It Acquires The Political Power To Do So.” — Robert A. Heinlein


By Erica Sherman on Sep 28, 2015 07:00 am
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